Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-12
HOPE FOR HEM EPIN.
1t will Receive Proper Recognition
in the Peoria Waterway C0nven-
tiOn - Mr.. Hurst's Views -. News

1t will Receive Proper Recognition
in the Peoria Waterway Conven-
tion Mr.. Hursts Views =. News
from the Great Meeting.
The Hennepin canal will be properly
recognized" SAID Mr. E. W. Hurst, when
accosted By an ARGUS reporter this
morning. as to the attitude of the Peoria
convention toward the great project.
''The strength Of the friends of Hennepin,
and the influence of its advocates was
shown from the very opening of the
meeting. In the first place, Gov. Osles-
by made an encouraging allusion to it in
his remarks upon assuming the chair as
temporary presiding officer. Then when
Senator Cullom was made permanent
chairman, he stated his position most
emphatically upon the canals impor-
lance. and said substantially. that no
matter what WAS done by the convention
in reference to waterway improvements,
the Importance of the Hennepin canal
should not be lost sight Of He had been
one OF its strongest advocates, he said,
for years; had guarded and advanced its
interests in the national senate, and
would continue to do so as long as he
had voice in the deliberations of that
body. Senator Cullom was very enthu-
siastic upon the Hennepn point"
The friends of Hennepin Furthermore
think they have scored point in the
selection of Gen. T. ]. Henderson as
chairman of the committee on resolutions,
as well as the appointment of Messrs.
Chas. Deere, of Moline, and j. II. Mur>
ply and L. F. Parker of Davenport, as
members of the same committee, Mr..
Deere representing the Eleventh congress
sionsl district. Hennepin will not be
ignored with such well known advocates
as the gentlemen whom have named on
the committee"
These facts, together with the dispo>
sition shown by different delegates in
terviewed, furnish what we consider
good ground for feeling assured that the
Hennepin canals importance will be
fully set forth in any memorial express
sve of the sentiment of the convention,
and such situation warrants renewed
hopes for the future of the project"
The Peoria Transcript has been inter
viewing the most prominent of the dele
gates as they arrived TO attend the river
improvement convention, aud in this
connection saws:
As a representative of the Hennepir
canal interests. which are here in tul
force from Rock Island. Davenport anC
Iowa points. B. %. Buford of Rock Island
who was one of the lobby sent to Wash
ington last winter, WAS interviewed. lie
said II am anxious to get this Illinois
river improvement through but you havt
got to make 1t more than local matter tC
put it through. II the northwest is TO g
, for it, you must furnish them som,
relief in the interest of their commerce
You must provide for an outlet for Thu
products of the northwest. We don
want to go to St. Louis to get to Chica
I 90 An outlet for Chicago sewage woulC
be good thing for that city but it woult
be looked upon as a local matter BY tn
people at large. The canal from Henne
pin to the Mississippi would be a moder
e ate portion of the cost of the work, AM
r would give it national character, and
! think it should be recommended by thi
convention. We are here for that pur
pose"
l A special from Peoria says that 9TH
HennepIn men will work hard to secur
recognition of the project in the me
mortal, which the convention may see
to adopt. This will be strenuously re
sisted by the movers of the call, and ger
orally by the delegates from the south
There is disposition to deal fairly wit
. the Hennepin men among the delegate
but they will probably be given to undel
stand that this convention was called fc
the purpose of petitiouing congress
open a navigable river between LaR
u Michigan and the Mississippi river b
way of the Desplaines and Illinois riv
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